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Two Black Idaho Leaders Reflect On Police Violence: "The Boiling Point Has Been Hit"

This audio interview aired orignally on June 2, 2020 and has been edited for time: 

For the last week, protests have been held across the United States over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died at the hands of white police in Minneapolis last Monday. All four officers involved were fired after the killing but only one former officer has been charged in connecton with his death. 

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